31 Dec 2013
New Year Resolution for the Year 2014!
In about an hour plus time, it would be 2014 already! Omg so fast another brand New Year..
I want to thank my family members and all my friends who have been part of my life!.........(and so on)
Had experienced a full year in At-Sunrice Academy attaining pastry and bakery knowledge and skills, going
through a whole year of apprenticeship at SATS too. Basically my life is just school, work and going out with
friends for catching up sessions, eating yummy food and also made new friends from SATS as well as from 2
of the Omy blogclub events.
I should also state down my new year resolutions so that I could refer to them next year and keep in track
whether I had managed to fulfill them.
1) Work in a well known Japanese restaurant after graduating from At-Sunrice Academy (by March)
2) Perfect my knife skills
3) Learn as much as possible from my work place (not confirmed)
4) Pick up Japanese language (basic would do)
5) Improve my drawing skills and have a sketchbook filled with food sketches
6) Blog more engaging posts
Alright, 6 should be more than enough! Anyway...
Snacking on Sakura Matcha Kit Kat bars right now?? Yes, waffles coated with a layer of sakura matcha chocolate! Loved the unique flora taste of sakura although it was just the flavoring. |
29 Dec 2013
Menya Mushashi - All the way to the West
Dennis had the White Special Ramen Set that was the plainest among all. Simple thick broth with every ingredients exactly the same as what I had described above. |
27 Dec 2013
Ramen Champion - Getting worse?
16 Dec 2013
Maccha House 抹茶館 - Back to the House
After my first round of 'house visit' to Maccha House 抹茶館 with my friend, I went back again for some drinks to chill with mum! I just ordered an ordinary glass of matcha with a really tiny scoop of green tea ice cream. I kept hoping the staff would be more generous with the ice cream though. The drink itself was nothing special, only to satisfy my craving for ice cold bitter matcha! |
10 Dec 2013
Chocolate showpiece that I did in class - Easter theme!
Our mistake in decorating the back as we should have just focused on the front! |
My instagram picture which I had posted as I just love my hand-molded chicks! Super smooth finishing too! |
7 Dec 2013
En Jap Grill and Bar Skewer Buffet - Grilled delicacies
To celebrate my Mum's birthday, I suggested treating her to a buffet. Despite being out of the way, I picked En Jap Grill and Bar as the venue, which was located at UE Square. The place had a relaxing vibe and the restaurant was conducive and easy for conversation. Picking a buffet meal to celebrate my mum's birthday was quite a horrible choice as she hardly eat much! (My brother and I felt that we were wasting our money...) It was my second visit and having the skewer buffet here, which made me experienced enough to know what to order in plentiful or in minimum. Click here to read about my first visit! |
The platter of fresh sashimi, average thickness, for 4 of us. (One time order only) There were no fishy smell at all and I hoped I could have free flow of them! |
Salad with thinly sliced pork! I hoped they were more generous with the pork slices as we did not want to order another serving of salad just for it. |
5 Dec 2013
Experiment : Choux with Salted Yolk Custard
My yummy looking eclairs with salted yolk custard cream! I may want to experiment and modify the recipe next time when I have the time... |
29 Nov 2013
Artisan Boulangerie Co. - Bread and Savoury Fix
25 Nov 2013
Xing Xing Odeh Odeh Tapioca Cake - Handmade kuehs
18 Nov 2013
My Term 4 Plated Dessert Exam
Banoffee Ice cream (banana + toffee with digestive biscuits for extra crunch) coated with silky chocolate glaze, giving a gooey texture as the ice cream melted within. |
One of the criteria was to plate 4 plates of similar dessert and here's my picture of 2! |
My small choux filling was salted custard cream while my big choux was salted hazelnut ganache. |
My osmanthus Jelly which I loved so much! Beautiful yellowish transparency with the flower and petals encased within. Those mint leaves gave extra minty flavor as well as colour! |
14 Nov 2013
Hifumi - Celebrating a birthday
Among all the appetizers available, this was our favorite! Glazed with sugary sweetness, these sweet potato fries were so addictive that we shared a rather huge serving! |
Let me show you guys the 4 main courses which we ordered! Random tossing of unagi, salmon, prawns, egg, cucumber and roes! Just the colours itself was so attractive! |
Thick but slightly dry pork cutlet embedded among moist and fluffy eggs! My second time having this dish! My first visit can be found here! |
Swirly melted cheese fusing with Japanese curry rice! The surface definitely looked like it was torched (char parts spotted). |
Rather spicy curry chicken with vegetables fusion! Something which I would not have ordered... |
Posing with our printed polariod shots! The group shot was a tough one as we tried not to waste any films or els someone would be angry... |
Had many shots but these were the best 3! |
Cheers! |
12 Nov 2013
Launch of Ronald McDonald's Big Red Shoes bench!
On the 25th Oct 2013, McDonald has once again kicked off its annual McHappy Day fundraising with the launch of a travelling ''Ronald McDonald's Big Red Shoes bench'' at Dhoby Ghaut MRT station! As part of the McHappy day activities, McDonald will donate $1 per photo (instagram) with the hashtag #mchappydaysg, capped at 5000 entries, to RMHC. RMHC is an independent charity that had been running a ''home-away-from-home'' facility at National University Hospital (NUH) for families with children in intensive care.
Location of ''Ronald McDonald's Big Red Shoes'' bench
Dhoby Ghaut MRT station 26 Oct - 01 Nov
Harbourfront MRT station 02 Nov - 08 Nov
Toa Payoh Bus Interchange 09 Nov - 10 Nov
Boon Lay Bus Interchange 16 Nov - 22 Nov
On the 10th of Nov, I had the chance to attend a casual gathering with 7 other bloggers to witness the set
out of the event where about 500 staff volunteers from McDonald would hit the Singapore street to raise
awareness for RMHC by selling 'Ronald Smile' for S$2 each! Now for more pictures!
By 12.30, everyone were smiling happily, full of energy and prepared to set out to sell those 'Ronald Smiles'! Can you spot Ronald McDonald among the crowd? |
One really big happy family! |
How could you not spam some great shots with Ronald McDonald before setting off? |
This picture is so dam cute that I posted it! |
Bloggers turn to have a picture with Ronald McDonald! |
I bought a ''Ronald Smile'' for S$2 to store up some good karma points! OMG, why my hair style like army recruit?!? |
Hey minion, stop giving me that face! Those banana pies were the bloggers' share! Haha, I think McDonald wanted to snatch all the bananas away from those minions! (Minion picture from google image) |
A picture with COO! |
Time to camwhore a bit with May (left) and Janet (omy blog club administrator ; right) |
Picture with Angela, May, Me, Kiahgek (left to right) I felt that I am quite bad with posing for photos and my poses were so not natural LOL!...Still more comfortable with taking pictures of food! |
Another picture with Angela, May, Me, Yuki, Kiahgek (left to right) I hoped McDonald could attain their desired amount for charity! |
Thank you Omy blog club and Janet for the invitation!